Kirsten's Recent Articles

We’ve been here before. The reoccurring nightmare of tear gas, rubber bullets, flash grenades and unlawful arrests that held a small Missouri town hostage for six days may be receding, but we must remain aware in this moment, present and fully engaged. Because we’ve been here before. We,...

When I first read Kimberly Foster’s piece entitled, “Why I Will Not March For Eric Garner”, it felt cold, ill-timed and exploitative—a transparent example of never letting a serious crisis go to waste. I immediately read it again to ensure that my reaction was not due to what...

When Maya Peterson was pressured to step down from her position as student body president at the prestigious Lawrenceville School in New Jersey, it wasn’t because she did anything wrong. It was simply because her sharp wit and uncomfortable truth-telling hurt the feelings of the...

There is a restaurant in Natchez, Mississippi called Mammy’s Cupboard where you can slip beneath Mammy’s skirts and eat a delicious lunch with a sweet slice of pie for dessert. “Affectionately” called “Black Mammy’s” by locals, the restaurant is a Dixie ode to the Old South,...

In recent weeks, extraordinary stories of Black male academic achievement have flooded the media. First, there was Chad Thomas, the Florida teen who received 150 scholarship offers due to his prowess on the gridiron and his mastery of music. Next the media glare was trained...

When I read Michelle Cottle’s article for Politico Magazine, Leaning Out: How Michelle Obama became a feminist nightmare, I had several thoughts, and subsequently, several angles from which they could be expressed: 1.) Discuss the problematic irony in expecting feminism to manifest from an inherently...

Kirsten West Savali

Kirsten West Savali is Contributing Editor at Newsone.com and former Senior News Editor at YourBlackWorld.com. Drawing from her degree in Psychology and experience as a mental health professional, her provocative topics explore the intersectionality of race, religion, gender, politics and culture. Kirsten's feature articles can also be found on HuffingtonPost.com, VibeVixen.com, TheRoot.com, TheGrio.com, Alternet.org and many others. She has also provided commentary on such radio programs as Michele Martin's 'Beauty Shop' on NPR and Jacque Reid's 'Inside Her Story' on the Tom Joyner Morning Show. Her short story, "She Convinced The World She Didn't Exist," is featured in the anthology, Liberated Muse Volume II: Betrayal Wears a Pretty Face. Kirsten is currently co-writing The Hole in the Wall, a piercing, Blues-tinged screenplay that delves into the bruised soul of a fatherless son in search of himself. She is also founder of The Nomadic Poets Oasis, a website dedicated to the elevation and exposure of Poetry and Spoken Word. Connect with her on Facebook and follow her on Twitter: @KWestSavali
Kirsten is also founder of The Nomadic Poets Oasis, a website dedicated to the elevation and exposure of Poetry and Spoken Word. Connect with her on Facebook and follow her on Twitter: @KWestSavali